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		<title>Bankruptcy &amp; The Economy: A Valuable Session</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/05/06/bankruptcy-the-economy-a-valuable-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Schenz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William J. O'Neill Regional Bankruptcy Institute]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cleveland, Ohio &#8211; May 6, 2010
The William J. O&#8217;Neill Regional Bankruptcy Institute, a part of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, is conducting a bankruptcy seminar offering an entertaining and comprehensive approach to the latest and best in the bankruptcy and insolvency arenas at the Marriott at Key Tower on May 12 and 13.  The two-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Rise</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/03/23/bankruptcy-filings-continue-to-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hochheiser</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[11th Circuit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 brought us increased bankruptcy filings. The number of filings approached the levels of 2004. 2009 saw 1.4 million consumer filings. Approximately 71% of the filings were Chapter 7’s and 28% were Chapter 13’s. Less than 1% were Chapter 11 filings.  The first two months of 2010 has seen a continuation in the increased number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Bankruptcy Relief from Stay Forms to Take Effect in Northern District of Ohio</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2010/02/26/new-bankruptcy-relief-from-stay-forms-to-take-effect-in-northern-district-of-ohio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Fink</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motions for relief from stay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 23, 2010, it was announced that the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio will begin utilizing new forms for the filing of Relief from Stay Motions in Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and Chapter 11.  The forms will need to be used for any motions filed on or after April 1, 2010.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Preference Risk</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/12/10/avoiding-preference-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Kellner-Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoid risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporaneous exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ordinary course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preference payments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Section 547]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[settlement agreement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin C. Susman, Associate
Creditors doing business with entities they suspect are on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection need to be aware that they may be required to return the payments received from that entity within the 90 days preceding a bankruptcy filing. Whether you are a party to litigation entering into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapter 7 Trustees Being Aggressive In Attempting To Avoid Mortgage Liens</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/10/09/chapter-7-trustees-being-aggressive-in-attempting-to-avoid-mortgage-liens/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/10/09/chapter-7-trustees-being-aggressive-in-attempting-to-avoid-mortgage-liens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Wood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bona fide purchaser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chapter 7 trustee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage lien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notary acknowledgment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under Bankruptcy law, a Chapter 7 Trustee acquires the rights of a bona fide purchaser for value upon the filing of a Chapter 7 petition.  A bona fide purchaser takes real property subject only to liens that are properly perfected.  In cases where a lender’s mortgage was not executed in accordance with Ohio law, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debtors Not Allowed to Retain If Current</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/10/07/debtors-not-allowed-to-retain-if-current/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/10/07/debtors-not-allowed-to-retain-if-current/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Schenz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2005 BAPCPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motor Vehicle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automatic stay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ipso facto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repossess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repossession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retain and pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statutory obligation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most creditors are familiar with the phrase, “retain and pay”.  The bankruptcy code provides for certain treatment of debt, which is secured by personal property in Chapter 7 bankruptcies.  Specifically, the bankruptcy code provides that debtors must either reaffirm the existing debt, redeem the collateral or surrender the collateral (or assume or reject the lease.)  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bankruptcy Filings Surge in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/04/14/bankruptcy-filings-surge-in-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/04/14/bankruptcy-filings-surge-in-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hochheiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cram down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proceedings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the current state of the economy and massive job layoffs, the number of Bankruptcy filings in the U.S. has surged. The Associated Press reported that over the last 12 months, there have been over 1.2 million bankruptcy proceedings filed. In March of 2009, there was an increase of 46% on the number of filings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Document Challenges To Motions For Relief From Stay In Chicago</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/04/09/document-challenges-to-motions-for-relief-from-stay-in-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/04/09/document-challenges-to-motions-for-relief-from-stay-in-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Schmetterer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motions for relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern District of Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recorded assignments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[servicing agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supporting documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCC statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vehicle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are ten bankruptcy judges in the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).  Only one of these judges, Judge Schmetterer, has a standing order requiring supporting documents be filed with motions for relief.
Copies of the note and security interest must be filed as exhibits to the motion.  If the collateral is real estate, a recorded copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eligibility For Relief in Chapter 13: Pre-Filing Credit Counseling May Be Waived</title>
		<link>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/02/20/eligibility-for-relief-in-chapter-13-pre-filing-credit-counseling-may-be-waived/</link>
		<comments>http://wwrbankruptcy.com/2009/02/20/eligibility-for-relief-in-chapter-13-pre-filing-credit-counseling-may-be-waived/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monette Cope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 BAPCPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notice of foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Section 109 of title 11]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Section 109 of title 11, United States Code, is amended&#8211;
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following:
`(5) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply in a case under chapter 13 with respect to a debtor who submits to the court a certification that the debtor has received notice that the holder [...]]]></description>
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